Porridge is a healthy product. They are rich in vitamins, minerals and other valuable substances. They are nutritious and have a beneficial effect on the digestive tract.
But during lactation, the choice of cereals must be approached responsibly. Some products can provoke allergies and disturbances in the functioning of the stomach and intestines in the child and mother.
Barley porridge is a good option for breakfast or lunch while breastfeeding. But you need to know when to include it in your diet and how to cook it correctly.
Benefits for nursing mothers and babies
Barley contains fiber (about 5-7%). This substance is necessary for the normal functioning of the digestive organs. Porridge helps cleanse the intestines. It stabilizes stool and improves stomach function.
In addition, barley is rich in vitamins B, PP, E, A. The composition contains minerals: phosphorus, iron, copper, calcium, chromium, fluorine, iodine, silicon. Yachka is easily digested and well absorbed. It belongs to low-calorie types of dishes: 100 grams of product cooked in water contains only 70 kcal.
Useful properties of the cell:
- normalization of the endocrine system;
- weight loss;
- cleansing the body of toxins;
- regulation of metabolism;
- strengthening the immune system.
Barley porridge is useful for indigestion, intestinal pathologies, and diabetes.
It helps with constipation and stress. Barley porridge is an inexpensive but satisfying dish. It is an excellent addition to the diet of a nursing mother. For a woman who is breastfeeding, the egg will help her recover after childbirth. Many young mothers face the following problems: insomnia, chronic fatigue, depression.
Regular consumption of barley porridge will give you strength, normalize sleep and improve your mood. Women often suffer from excess weight after childbirth. It is prohibited for a nursing mother to follow low-calorie diets, fast, or do fasting days. Properly prepared barley porridge will help you get rid of extra pounds without harm to your health.
This dish will also benefit the baby: it will ensure full growth and timely development. Barley porridge will saturate the baby’s body with useful substances and improve the functioning of the digestive system.
But you need to keep in mind that this product contains gluten. Gluten is poorly accepted by the newborn's body, causing allergies.
In order to avoid the development of negative reactions in the child, it is better for a woman to give up barley porridge in the first months after childbirth. It is recommended to include it in your diet when the baby is 4-6 months old.
Barley groats are made from whole, unpolished grains. Therefore, after heat treatment, the amount of its useful elements does not decrease.
How to cook it correctly?
Barley porridge will benefit a woman and her baby during breastfeeding if it is prepared correctly. It is better to cook the cereal in water. Milk contains lactose, which is poorly tolerated by infants. This product can only be used when the baby is 5 months old. Before filling the box with water and placing it on the stove, it should be rinsed thoroughly.
This will remove dirt and other foreign impurities.
Experts recommend that before cooking barley, fry it in a frying pan without adding oil for several minutes over medium heat. This will improve the taste of the dish.
You can also soak the product for several hours: then the porridge will turn out more crumbly and will cook faster. Next, select the proportion of water and cereal. It depends on the individual preferences of the nursing mother. To obtain a viscous porridge, the egg is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:2.
To ensure that the consistency of the dish is not too viscous, it is worth doubling the amount of liquid. Next, place the pan on the fire. After boiling, add salt to taste and cook for 15-30 minutes. A quarter of an hour is enough to obtain crumbly porridge, and 25-30 minutes to prepare the dish.
To cook milk porridge, you will need to take a glass of cereal, 500 ml of milk and the same amount of water, half a tablespoon of butter, and salt. The cell should be washed and poured into boiling salted water. When the porridge begins to thicken, you need to add milk.
Porridge while breastfeeding
Porridge during breastfeeding helps to diversify the menu. They make the mother’s diet balanced and complete, act as an excellent side dish or independent dish, and serve as a source of vitamins. Each porridge is rich in its own set of nutrients, so it is better to prepare different types of cereals. It is important to know at what point certain types of cereals are allowed, what properties they have, how best to prepare them and what contraindications there are.
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Corn
The composition of the porridge makes it possible to prepare it already in the first month and even in the first days after the birth of the baby. It is gluten free. It is very healthy, so it is allowed in the daily menu.
Contains vitamins A, C, E; phosphorus, calcium, magnesium. Helps improve the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract of mother and baby.
Rice
Another type of cereal that can be cooked from the first day after birth. Does not contain gluten, therefore hypoallergenic. But it is not recommended for constipation and a tendency to it, as it has a constipating effect.
When the gastrointestinal tract is functioning normally, it is allowed to consume it twice a week. Rice cereal contains vitamins B, E, H; magnesium, phosphorus, sulfur. Refers to good antioxidants.
Millet
Useful and safe for nursing mothers from the first days. It improves intestinal function and is safe for children prone to allergies. The only limitation is that you should not eat if you have stomach pain.
This porridge is hard on the stomach and is better suited after recovery. Among the antioxidants. It contains many useful substances: vitamins, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium, iodine.
Good for the heart.
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Spelled porridge can be eaten immediately after childbirth. It helps stabilize sugar and cholesterol levels and reduce weight. Improves digestion, makes the body resistant to stress.
Contains: 18 amino acids, iron, copper, phosphorus, calcium, potassium, vitamins B, PP, E. Spelled is allowed to be consumed after 1-2 days.
Barley
A nursing mother can try it after discharge from the hospital. It is not dangerous to the baby's digestive tract and does not cause allergies.
Barley porridge improves immunity, enriches the body with phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, vitamins B, E, PP.
It is also effective for restoring the body and combating excess weight.
Wheat
You can eat only after the first month of the baby’s life. Because it contains gluten. If a child is allergic to this substance, wheat grains will have to be removed from the diet.
Enter into the menu carefully. For the first time, eat no more than 20 grams and try again only every other day. This way you can track the baby’s reaction.
If everything is in order, the portion can be increased, eventually bringing it to the usual one.
Wheat is useful due to vitamins B, PP, E; iodine, zinc, calcium, potassium, magnesium.
Oatmeal
Due to the gluten content, it is also better not to try this porridge in the first month. Then administer with caution as it may have a bad effect on the heart.
Oatmeal is prohibited in case of kidney failure.
If the porridge is suitable for mother and baby, it is perfect for breakfast, due to its nutritional value and speed of preparation.
Contains vitamins B, E, K; fluorine, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium.
Linen
It is not among the most popular cereals and for good reason. For a nursing mother, it is allowed and very useful. Gives energy, improves immunity, enriches the body with folic acid, improves lactation.
In addition, porridge reduces the formation of gases in the child’s body. You can eat up to three times a week.
The porridge must be cooked. The consumption of raw flax seeds during lactation is prohibited.
Manna
Loved by older women, but not particularly popular among pediatricians in recent years.
Semolina is nutritious, tasty, and has a pleasant consistency. But it is considered empty in composition. There is practically no benefit to it.
The composition contains calcium, but it is neutralized by phytin, also present in the cereal. In addition, semolina contains gluten, which can cause allergies in infants.
Cereals are not recommended for lactation, but are allowed after the third month. It is better not to eat it more than twice a week.
Pearl barley
Allowed after the baby is 6 months old. It is hypoallergenic, but increases intestinal motility and causes bloating.
During the period of colic in a baby, it is contraindicated for the mother. It contains a lot of folic acid, phosphorus, potassium, copper, and selenium.
Pea
It is better not to eat porridge until the baby's colic stops. The first tasting should be postponed until the child is 3 months old.
Porridge and pea puree will inevitably cause gas in the mother and affect the baby. At the same time, the dish is useful for a nursing woman. It stimulates the intestines, removes waste and toxins from the body.
Thanks to its tryptophan content, it calms the nervous system.
How to cook porridge while breastfeeding
Until a baby is 6 months old, it is not recommended to cook porridge with milk. Only water should be used. Dairy dishes contain cow protein, which can cause serious allergies in the baby.
When the child is six months old, you can dilute the water with milk halfway. And then completely switch to milk porridge.
Cereals can be eaten at any time of the day: for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
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It is permissible to eat 100-150 grams of cereal per day (if you count it raw).
In order for the dish to be healthy and not harm the child, it is necessary to carry out sufficient heat treatment.
• Boil rice grains for at least 30 minutes, adding water to the grains in a ratio of 1 to 2.
• Oatmeal is cooked for 5-15 minutes, depending on the degree of processing of the flakes. Liquid is added 1 to 2.
• Barley and pea cereals are boiled for 25 to 35 minutes. It is recommended to soak the city for several hours. Water is added 1 to 3.
• Flax and spelled porridge is boiled for 30 minutes.
• Wheat and corn require longer cooking - for 40 minutes. In a ratio of 1 to 3.
• Barley will take the longest to cook. This will take an hour and a half. If you soak the cereal in advance, 45 minutes will be enough.
General recommendations
You should not include several cereals on the menu at once. Only after making sure of a normal reaction to one can you try the next one.
Multigrain dishes should be postponed until the baby is 5 months old.
Dried fruits will help improve the taste of porridge: raisins, dried apricots, dates, prunes. And also nuts: pine, walnuts, cashews.
You can try adding honey and jam with caution. If the child accepts such sweeteners well, you can sometimes treat yourself to them.
But to a minimum, so as not to gain extra pounds and not increase colic in the child from the abundance of sweets. After the child is 6 months old, you can add condensed milk to the dish.
Nursing mothers are not recommended to eat industrial cereals that do not require cooking.
As a rule, each serving of such cereals is packaged in a separate package. They contain harmful additives: dyes and flavors. It’s healthier to cook regular cereals and add delicious fillings to them.
Porridges have many properties necessary for a mother during lactation. Most cereals are safe for babies.
The main thing is to introduce them into the diet on time. Unfortunately, no one has canceled individual intolerance.
If suddenly some cereal causes a rash or digestive problems in the baby, it will have to be excluded. But not forever. After 2-3 weeks you can try again.
Arina Nagovitsyna
JOURNALIST Higher education: Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communications
What can you add to porridge?
If a nursing woman wants to diversify the taste of barley porridge, then you can cook it with fruits, berries, vegetables, and herbs. This will increase the beneficial qualities of the dish.
For example, for breakfast you can cook a egg with apples or pears. This cereal also goes well with black currants and lingonberries. For lunch you should prepare a box with carrots, zucchini, parsley and dill.
Vegetables and fruits should be poured into raw cereals. Greens should be added to already prepared porridge. If a nursing mother and her baby tolerate dried fruits well, then they can be included as additional ingredients. They should be added 5-6 minutes before the porridge is ready.
The use of sugar is not recommended . Honey can be used instead, provided that neither the mother nor her child is allergic to this product. You can add a little oil to barley porridge (up to 5 g per serving). This will make the product more nutritious and satisfying. Barley goes well with meat.
The cell is used not only for cooking porridge. It is often used to prepare soups (for example, rassolnik or krupenik) and kulesh.
Rules and regulations for use
It is necessary to introduce eggs into the mother's diet carefully and gradually. First, the dish should be cooked in water without any additional ingredients. The first time you should eat one tablespoon of porridge. Then you need to monitor the baby for two days. If the child’s well-being does not change, this means that the egg can be continued to be used.
If the baby has diarrhea, skin rash, vomiting and other negative symptoms, then it is recommended to refuse porridge.
The size of a single serving during the week should be increased to 150 g. A nursing mother is allowed to consume porridge in this quantity 2-3 times a week. After half a month, you can try adding dried fruits, milk, and honey to the dish.
Despite the fact that barley porridge is low-calorie, women with excess body weight need to follow the norm for its consumption. If you eat this dish in large quantities, you will not be able to achieve weight loss. In addition, the risk of developing unwanted reactions will increase.
If a woman suffers from extra pounds, then it is better for her to eat barley porridge cooked in water. A dish prepared with the addition of dried fruits, milk, honey, and sweet fruits becomes very high in calories.
Possible contraindications
Despite the usefulness of egg, not everyone is allowed to include it in their diet. A nursing mother should consult a doctor in advance regarding the possibility of using this product. According to reviews from nursing women, the egg rarely causes allergies and colic in the child.
Barley porridge is contraindicated in the following cases:
- celiac disease in a woman or her child. This disease is characterized by gluten intolerance;
- the presence of severe disturbances in the functioning of the myocardium;
- individual intolerance to cereals;
- exacerbation of chronic pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract;
- the presence of serious problems in the vascular system.
The mother should give up barley porridge if, after introducing it into the diet, the baby develops the following unpleasant symptoms:
- increased gas formation;
- attacks of colic;
- vomit;
- rash and itchy skin;
- redness of the epidermis;
- moodiness, tearfulness;
- stool disorder.
A negative reaction is possible not only to egg, but also to other products. But in any case, if one or more undesirable symptoms appear, you should exclude porridge from the menu and contact your pediatrician.
Millet porridge
This is a very healthy cereal, it has a large number of “pluses”. It has a beneficial effect on hematopoiesis and liver activity. For diabetes, obesity, cholesterol plaques, etc., this porridge is on the therapeutic diet menu.
But at the same time, it is prohibited in cases of low stomach acidity and certain diseases of the thyroid gland (hormones).
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Thus, barley contains many valuable substances (vitamins, microelements, dietary fiber). It has a beneficial effect on the health of a nursing woman and her child.
Barley porridge quickly and for a long time satisfies the feeling of hunger and at the same time is low in calories. Therefore, for mothers who watch their figure, this dish will be beneficial. It is important to know how to prepare yachka porridge, as well as the norms for using this dish.
Oatmeal
Oatmeal is quite high in calories, but it is recommended by nutritionists. This happens for the reason that it contains a lot of carbohydrates, which quickly saturate the body and are slowly consumed, that is, a feeling of satiety remains for a long time. It cleanses the skin well, giving it natural beauty. Thanks to the beta-glucan it contains, it helps fight cholesterol plaques. It fights well against fatigue, drowsiness, and improves appetite.
Gluten, which is contained in this cereal, is unfavorable for a newborn, so you should abstain from it in the first month. It is contraindicated for kidney disease. Excessive amounts of oatmeal flush calcium from the body.
